Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

VividSimon Simply Perfect

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

coolatheart I actually liked the movie quite a bit. But a Brit and a Dane playing Georgia southerners is a bit silly. Having been born in Kentucky and living in Florida the last 40 years, I found their accents ridiculous. All that aside I enjoyed the movie. Keep in mind Robert Altman made his ABSOLUTE WORST movie here in St. Pete, H.E.A.L.T.H. It was so terrible it has never been released in the theaters or DVD. TCM has played it once or twice. So this one of his is decent.

gridoon2018 Robert Altman was one of the most famous, respected and prolific American directors; I have yet to see a lot of his output, but "Short Cuts" is one of my all-time favorite movies. Sometimes, however, he took on film projects as a hired hand, and "The Gingerbread Man" is clearly one of those cases. Obvious (at least as far as its most important twist is concerned), unconvincing (Kenneth Branagh is ludicrously - and doubly - miscast: as a Southerner, and as a ladies' man, Embeth Davidtz's femme fatale lacks magnetism and Robert Duvall's character is more like a cartoon with that hair), overlong (nearly 2 hours) and mostly dull, this is probably not a high point in Altman's career. At least he cranks up the luridness to an entertaining degree in the last 10 minutes or so. ** out of 4.

kenjha A lawyer is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse when he becomes involved with a femme fatale in this adaptation of a Grisham novel. Altman creates a suspenseful, Gothic atmosphere but the script is weak. Sporting a Southern drawl, Branagh is convincing as the lawyer, and Davidtz is alluring as the object of his desire. Downey is likable as a private detective. Duvall has a small role, which does not allow him to do much with his weird character. Hannah and Berenger round out the impressive cast. After an interesting setup, the film bogs down and does not really deliver on its initial promise, but Altman is always worth a look.

st-shot In spite of its impressive cast and crew pedigree Gingerbread Man crumbles early and often. The plot is unrealistically convoluted, the actors sport bad accents and director Robert Altman's participation amounts to collecting a pay check. Once again he has assembled an impressive cast (Like Woody Allen, everyone wants to work with Altman)that this time around to the letter is miscast. But that's only part of the problem.Kenneth Branagh is Rick Magruder a high powered Georgia lawyer who in the film's heavy handed opening scenes manages to get himself preposterously seduced by a mysterious catering company waitress who convinces him she is in grave danger from an ex-husband and a loony dad. With red flags everywhere the astute lawyer plods on even managing to get his children in harms way. Fights of gun and fist follow along with a requisite car chase and if that's not enough there's a hurricane thrown in for the ridiculous finale.Branagh plays MacGruder with a mealy and unconvincing Southern accent. Running around in a trench coat in all kinds of weather he's blind to the obvious in order to keep the story going. Hipster Bob Downey Jr. is every bit as bad as a P.I. but with a little more emphasis on the bad accent. Robert Duvall as the old man is Boo Radely all growed up en crazier than a bed bug serving some thick slices of ham but at least his twang is plausible. The female leads (Embeth Davidtz, Darryl Hannah, Famkhee Jansen)are lean leggy and unemotive. Even the celebrity lawyers doing cameos (Vernon Jordan) are wooden with the few throw away lines they have.In addition to paying little attention to his actors, Altman's mise en scene dripping with Spanish moss is murky and shapeless, his action scenes comic book. It lacks his offbeat touches and observations (he does inform the viewer that the Stars and Bars still wave in Georgia)that make a well done Altman so unique. Unfortunately, Gingerbread Man is Altman at his worst, even if the pay is the same.